Foreign registration · Form CF-1

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in West Virginia

To do business in West Virginia, a corporation formed in New York registers there on Form CF-1, with $101 in state fees. West Virginia may ask for New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division using your New York records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What New York and West Virginia each ask for

	New York formed here	West Virginia registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form CF-1, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$101 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with West Virginia
Paid expedite		next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25, 2-hour $250, 1-hour $500
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	West Virginia Secretary of State, Business & Licensing Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	sos.wv.gov
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report, $25, every two years
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	July 1 each year
Turnaround	Certificate comes by mail	Standard processing: standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our West Virginia agent for service of process

From New York to West Virginia, step by step

We prepare and file Form CF-1
It lists us as your West Virginia agent for service of process, next to your New York name and formation date. If West Virginia wants the New York certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your New York corporation is registered with West Virginia.

Will your New York name work for West Virginia?

If another West Virginia company uses the New York name, an alternate name is allowed. We search West Virginia's records for New York's name on file before anything is filed.

Your West Virginia agent and the New York one

West Virginia calls it an agent for service of process; New York says registered agent. West Virginia papers come to us; New York's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: West Virginia and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); West Virginia wants the Annual Report every two years ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, New York to West Virginia

An LLC formed in New York files Form LLF-1 with West Virginia ($151 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and West Virginia's Annual Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Registering a West Virginia company in New York

A corporation formed in West Virginia that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Common questions: New York to West Virginia

Does my New York company need to register in West Virginia?

Yes, once a New York business operates there; West Virginia registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: West Virginia issues one to New York corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the West Virginia registration cost?

$300 at checkout; West Virginia may also want New York's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the West Virginia registration take?

West Virginia's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days at no extra cost, plus time for New York's certificate if West Virginia asks for it. Paid expedite: next-day $25, same-day (in person) $25.

What are the yearly costs for New York and West Virginia?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and West Virginia's report ($25, every two years).

Does West Virginia require a registered agent?

Yes: the New York registered agent stays, and ours covers West Virginia for year one.

Will West Virginia accept my New York name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its New York name at home.

Can I form a new West Virginia corporation instead?

Yes, but New York keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files West Virginia's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from West Virginia later?

New York companies leave by filing a withdrawal application; until then, West Virginia's report stays due alongside New York's filings.

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